Chargers Update

Home of the Chargers!

Website: ms.parkrose.k12.or.us
Location: 11800 Northeast Shaver Street, Portland, OR, USA
Phone: 503.408.2700
Twitter: @PMSPSD

Greetings Charger Families and Students -

It is hard to believe but we are entering our final two weeks of Distance Learning for the 2019-2020 school year. Teachers will be sending you your final assignment for the year this week. You will still have class meetings, check in times and opportunities to finish up any unfinished work during the week of June 8th but this will be your final week of receiving assignments. I am so proud of how our students and our staff have worked to adjust to this new normal over these past months! We are Parkrose Strong and have shown that over and over! Students let's continue to focus and finish these last two weeks out with Parkrose Pride!

This week is locker clean out week, below are the details for the week. Students can attend locker clean out on their own or bring a parent with them. We look forward to seeing you all this week.

Please see below for some important updates including information on our 8th grade Recognition Drive Thru!

Mark your calendars 8th graders!! We will be hosting an 8th grade Recognition Drive Thru time on Wednesday, June 10th from 3:00-6:00pm. We invite all of our 8th graders and their families to drive through the middle school parking lot and pick up some special items, awards and a gift to recognize your transition to the high school. Staff will be on hand and our PTO is donating funds to make it a festive environment. We hope all of our 8th graders and their families will participate as a way to celebrate the end of your child's 8th grade year and their transition from Parkrose Middle School to High School. If families do not have a car, you are welcome to walk through the parking lot as well. We will also share an 8th grade Recognition video with all 8th graders and their families on Thursday, June 11th. We hope this will be a special memory of your time at Parkrose Middle School.

This week is locker clean out week. Students will be able to come in and clean out their school and PE lockers on the below dates by grade level and by last name. All students will be required to wear masks to enter the building and are required to practice social distancing while on campus. If you have children in multiple grade levels please bring both children on the day designated by your youngest child. If you have school library books at home please plan to bring return these on your locker clean out day.

• Monday, 6.1.2020 - 6th Grade
• Tuesday, 6.2.2020 - 7th Grade
• Wednesday, 6.3.2020 - 8th Grade

On your assigned grade level day please come at the below time to clean out your locker. We will be encouraging students to do this quickly so that we are able to get through every student.

• 9:00-10:00am - Last Name A-C
• 10:00-11:00am - Last Name D-F
• 11:00-12:00noon - Last Name G-I
• 12:00-1:00pm - Last Name J-L
• 1:00-2:00pm - Last Name M-O
• 2:00-3:00pm - Last Name P-R
• 3:00-4:00pm - Last Name S-U
• 4:00-5:00pm - Last Name V-Z

If you have a school issued Chromebook please plan to keep that Chromebook through the summer. We will communicate in the fall around a time when you will need to return the Chromebook. Please remember to take good care of your Chromebook over the summer.

Sparrow Club is still up and running, every Monday our Humanities teachers will post an update on their Google Classroom. This has activities that students can participate in for service hours that benefit our Sparrow. If you have any questions about these activities please reach out to Ms. O'Leary at olearkri@parkrose.k12.or.us

FINAL WEEK FOR CLASS ASSIGNMENTS!

Monday, June 1st

• Watch Google classroom and your school email for this week’s Learning Activity from your Language Arts/Humanities teacher

Tuesday, June 2nd

• Watch Google classroom and your school email for this week’s Learning Activity from your Science teacher.

• Lunches provided - 11:00-1:00pm at all Elementary schools and the Middle School (all students and their siblings qualify)

Wednesday, June 3rd

• Watch Google classroom and your school email for this week’s Learning Activity from your Social Studies/Humanities teacher.

• Lunches provided - 11:00-1:00pm at all Elementary schools and the Middle School (all students and their siblings qualify)

Thursday, June 4th

• Watch Google classroom and your school email for this week’s Learning Activity from your Math teacher.

• Lunches provided - 11:00-1:00pm at all Elementary schools and Parkrose Middle School (all students and their siblings qualify)

• Food Pantry - Available for all Parkrose Families at Parkrose Middle School from 3:30-5:30pm

Friday, June 5th

• Watch Google classroom and your school email for this week’s Learning Activity from your Electives teacher (this includes Wellness and AVID).

• Lunches provided - 11:00-1:00pm at all Elementary schools and the Middle School (all students and their siblings qualify)

Please take a moment to fill out our technology survey. This will give us more information regarding needs within our school and how we can support our students and families during distance learning times. Technology Survey

Lastly, please continue to check the district website for regular updates, educational resources and critical information. Please do not hesitate to reach out to me directly with any questions you may have. We are Parkrose Strong and will get through this time together!